(4343) Tetsuya Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 January 1988 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro.

Where Tetsuya is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tetsuya is 2.93 au from the Sun and 3.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4343
Provisional designation1988 AC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter18.3 km (#2,454 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0580
Rotation period7.39 hours
Spectral typeCh
Absolute magnitude (H)12.77
Orbital period4.65 years
Semi-major axis2.79 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.31 – 3.26 au
Eccentricity0.170
Inclination6.94°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.34 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 10 January 1988

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